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The Senate Appropriations Committee has approved legislation directing the federal government to “take adequate measures to ensure the use of United States flag vessels” during any future Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) draw down. The Committee, which funds all federal departments and agencies, also approved a...
Coast Guard Ends Response to Damaged MSC Container Ship off Puerto Rico
Pirate Attack on Maersk Texas Averted in Gulf of Oman
World City America: MARAD Adopts Policy Prohibiting Financing of U.S. Passenger Ships
Port Affects 1 Million Jobs, $178.5 Billion of Total Economic Activity in Texas
Port Affects 1 Million Jobs, $178.5 Billion of Total Economic Activity in Texas
New Alaska Navigational Chart Makes Increased Arctic Shipping Safer
Industry Celebrates National Maritime Day
UAE Gives 10 Somali Pirates Life in Jail
The Coast Guard ended an 11-day response effort to the damaged container ship MSC Idil Monday, after salvage professionals finalized temporary repairs to the ship’s hull off the coast of... Read More >>
During the past six years the Department of the Navy and the Maritime Administration have been engaged in separate Dual-Use Vessel (DUV) and America’s Marine Highway (AMH) programs to... Read More >>
Ever wonder why all the cruise ships sailing out of US mainland ports have a foreign flag, foreign crew, and don’t pay US taxes? Look no further than Washington, DC. On May 10, 2012... Read More >>
The salvage plan for the wrecked Costa Concordia announced today details how salvage crews will use massive cranes and air tanks to refloat the half-submerged cruise liner in the largest... Read More >>
An oil spill was averted in the Great Barrier Reef as authorities came to the rescue of a drifting bulk sugar carrier. It was eventually blown over at Shark Reef. The ID Integrity crew... Read More >>
TAMPA, Fla., May 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- United Maritime Group, LLC ("UMG"), today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell U.S. United Bulk Terminal, LLC... Read More >>
Nearly two years ago a tourist filled “duck boat” collided with a barge in the Delaware River, killing two Hungarian students. The families of the two student’s will split... Read More >>
After a competitive bidding process, in late March 2012 Donjon Marine was awarded a job to refloat the 277-foot Ex-Staten Island, NY car ferry Gov. Herbert H. Lehman. The vessel... Read More >>
During the past six years the Department of the Navy and the Maritime Administration have been engaged in separate Dual-Use Vessel (DUV) and America’s Marine Highway (AMH) programs to... Read More >>
A gasoline tanker that was believed to have been hijacked last week has now reportedly been freed by West African pirates, although some of its cargo has been stolen according to the... Read More >>
One million Texas workers annually benefit from activity at the Port of Houston, a study by a prominent maritime transportation economist concludes. Port activity also helped generate more than... Read More >>
Vale SA, the world’s largest iron-ore producer, is heavily contemplating opening a second trans-shipment facility for mega-ships in Asia as the company struggles to gain access to Chinese... Read More >>
Recent reports state that pirates have boarded a Suezmax oil tanker that has the ability to carry 1 million barrels of crude, making it the largest vessel seized in more than a year. A... Read More >>
In 2009, a tanker was responsible for spilling over 400 gallons of bunker fuel into the San Francisco Bay, polluting nearly 6 miles of the pristine shoreline. Today, the ship’s owners... Read More >>
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